page_title: HMCS Mackenzie
hierarchical_section_title: HMCS Mackenzie
caption_attribution_description: The Royal Canadian Navy Mackenzie-class destroyer escort, HMCS Mackenzie (DDE 261), passing along San Diego, California (USA). The ship was participating in the exercise "RIMPAC '92".
context_page_description: HMCS Mackenzie was a Mackenzie-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the lead ship of her class and is the first Canadian naval unit to carry this name. The ship was named for the Mackenzie River, the largest river system in Canada and runs primarily through the Northwest Territories.
  Entering service in 1962, Mackenzie served until 1993, mainly as a training ship. She was sold for use as an artificial reef in 1995 and sunk as such the same year off the coast of British Columbia.
context_section_description: HMCS Mackenzie was a Mackenzie-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces. She was the lead ship of her class and is the first Canadian naval unit to carry this name. The ship was named for the Mackenzie River, the largest river system in Canada and runs primarily through the Northwest Territories.
  Entering service in 1962, Mackenzie served until 1993, mainly as a training ship. She was sold for use as an artificial reef in 1995 and sunk as such the same year off the coast of British Columbia.
caption: HMCS Mackenzie (DDE 261) off San Diego, in 1992
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